Disclosure of Short Position

TR-5: 

Disclosure of Short Position relating to securities which are the subject of a rights issue or a UK Financial Sector Company

1. Full name of person(s) holding the disclosable short position:

ARKOS CAPITAL SA

Via Marconi, 1

6900 Lugano - Switzerland

2: Name of the issuer of the relevant securities

Provident Financials Plc

Isin Code: GB00B1Z4ST84

3: Disclosable short position

0.20%

4. Date that disclosable short position was held

08th June 2012

(Previous Disclosure sent for this stock was on 15th March 2012- 0.26%)